Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
-
Central America, South America
Types
Nymphaea
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
Number of Varieties
5100
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40000
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Habitat
Ponds
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-1010-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Peach, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze
White
Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Yellow, Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sienna
Olive, Dark Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sienna
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sienna
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
-
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Canker, Cercospora leaf spot, Red blotch, Ring spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Fishes
Ants, Birds, Bugs
Allergy
-
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for birds, Food for insects, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Stem
Bark, Fruits, Stem
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
Application in Handicrafts, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as a nemiticide, Used as an insecticide, Used as firewood
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Water Gardens
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA 'Andreana'
PSIDIUM guajava
Common Name
Hardy Waterlily
Guava Tree
In Hindi
Hardy Waterlily
अमरूद [amarood]
In German
Hardy Waterlily
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
In French
Hardy Waterlily
Goyave or Goyavier
In Spanish
Hardy Waterlily
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
In Greek
Hardy Waterlily
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
In Portuguese
Hardy Waterlily
goiaba
In Polish
Hardy Waterlily
guawa
In Latin
Hardy Waterlily
Psidium guajava
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Myrtales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Psidium guajava
Clade
Angiosperms
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Rosoideae
Number of Species
70100
1
27800
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